Easy Bath Bombs Recipe for Fizzing Away Your Worries and Your Strife

There’s nothing quite like a relaxing bath to melt away the stresses of the day, and adding essential oils makes the whole experience even more blissful. But you can’t just drop them into the water as the oil will just float on the top. Instead you need to mix them into something else… like a bath bomb!

Today we’re going to show you how to make your own bath bomb. It’s super easy and this lemon, peppermint and lavender bath bomb recipe can be used to make fabulous gifts for Christmas, Mother’s Day or just to show a friend how much she means to you!

How to Make Your Own Bath Bomb – Directions

3. Heat two cups of coconut oil in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Check on it often as the oil heats up very quickly and you don’t want it to be too hot.

4. Slowly add the coconut oil to the dry mixture. Add a little at a time and mix until the mixture feels like damp sand.

5. Now it’s time to add some colour. Add a couple of drops of food dye to the mixture and mix it so that the colour spreads. Add more dye for a stronger colour.

6. Take some mixture from the bowl and shape it into a ball, then use the bath bomb mold to get that perfectly rounded shape.

7. Set aside the first mold while you repeat the process filling the second one.

8. Now carefully open the first mold and place the ball to one side.

9. Repeat the process until you have used up all of your mixture. It should create around 12 bath bombs.

10. Now you need to put all of your bath bombs on a soft towel and put them somewhere cool and dry. Leave them for two days so they dry out nicely.

11. Once dry you can store them in a pretty glass jar in your bathroom.

Bath Bomb Instructions

If you are super keen to test out your bath bombs you can use them as soon as you have made them, but they will be a little crumbly.

To use your bath bombs simply place one in the bottom of your shower cubicle or drop it into a bath full of warm water.

If you store your bombs in an airtight storage container they should last for about six months. Although I’m guessing you’ll use them far more quickly than that!

If you use an old plastic storage container to store your bath bombs you might notice some staining from the food colouring. If this happens simply soak the container in a mixture of white vinegar and warm water.

Bath bombs make wonderful gifts. Look out for small glass jars at your local thrift store, the dollar store or order some mason jars from Amazon.

You don’t have to make all your bath bombs in ball shapes. You can use a silicone cupcake/candy mold instead and they come in all sorts of wonderful shapes and designs. Take a look here or in the baking aisle next time you go to the store!

More Easy Bath Bomb Recipes

You can use so many different essential oil blends to scent your bath bombs that you really are only limited by your imagination.

Here are some more easy bath bomb recipes you can try. Then when you’re feeling brave have a go at making your own blends with your favourite oils!